18.41
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.41
न ह्यर्थान्तरनिष्ठं सद् वाक्यमर्थान्तरं वदेत्
na hy arthāntaraniṣṭhaṃ sad vākyam arthāntaraṃ vadet
The line
Not. A compound: a thing, a meaning, a difference, an interval, and niṣṭha (निष्ठ), what is, a sentence, a different thing, vadet (वदेत्).
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि). That thou art. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: na (न) + hy (ह्य्) + artha-antara-niṣṭhaṃ (अर्थ-अन्तर-निष्ठं) + sad (सद्) + vākyam (वाक्यम्) + arthāntaraṃ (अर्थान्तरं) + vadet (वदेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| artha-antara-niṣṭhaṃ (अर्थ-अन्तर-निष्ठं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a thing, a meaning, a difference, an interval, and niṣṭha (निष्ठ). Read it from the end |
| sad (सद्) | the stem, as the line writes it | what is |
| vākyam (वाक्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a sentence |
| arthāntaraṃ (अर्थान्तरं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a different thing |
| vadet (वदेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. artha-antara-niṣṭhaṃ (अर्थ-अन्तर-निष्ठं) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, a difference, an interval, and niṣṭha (निष्ठ). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. sad (सद्) is what is. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
vākyam (वाक्यम्) is a sentence. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arthāntaraṃ (अर्थान्तरं) is a different thing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vadet (वदेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-antara-niṣṭhaṃ (अर्थ-अन्तर-निष्ठं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hy (ह्य्) and artha-antara-niṣṭhaṃ (अर्थ-अन्तर-निष्ठं).